Privatisation and outsourcing in wartime: The humanitarian challenges

Disasters

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 402-416

  Carbonnier, Gilles ^a  

^a International Committee of the Red Cross   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Armed conflicts; Humanitarian action; Humanitarian law; Private military companies; Privatisation; Public services; Security

Indexed keywords

HUMANITARIAN AID; NATIONAL SECURITY; OUTSOURCING; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; WAR;

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; WAR; WATER SUPPLY;

ALTRUISM; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; WAR; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33750984222     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0361-3666.2006.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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